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the pentagon issued a statement today said al libi had been indicted in a u.s. federal court in 2000 in connection with attacks. but the raid in somalia by navy s.e.a.l.s was retaliation for the al shabaab mill stant groitn a mall in kenya. they engaged in an hour-long fire fight with militants before withdr withdrawing. the team was forced to withdraw before it was able to confirm that it had killed it's target. so, i have to ask, how deal is the presence of islamic mill tansta militancy now? >> for years america has feared the small conflicts and security vacuums would allow al qaeda to imbed itself in these local wars and use them to target american interests. so far that has not happened. but in recent years, it has become more and more of a reality and in the west gate attack in which al qaeda forces coordinated with the local rebel movement indicates that the threat may be very real. are they moving out of somalia and across libya and establishiestablish ing footholds in other countries as well? >> al shabaab is the group that is thought to have committed
the pentagon issued a statement today said al libi had been indicted in a u.s. federal court in 2000 in connection with attacks. but the raid in somalia by navy s.e.a.l.s was retaliation for the al shabaab mill stant groitn a mall in kenya. they engaged in an hour-long fire fight with militants before withdr withdrawing. the team was forced to withdraw before it was able to confirm that it had killed it's target. so, i have to ask, how deal is the presence of islamic mill tansta militancy now?...
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in part because the pentagon's view, the u.s. military's view of any kind of intervention like this is if you send u.s. troops in you better be sending them in to make a point that no one in the world is ever going to miss. so when the president says we are there to send a warning shot, the pentagon says we don't do warning shots. we do something to make it clear that you don't cross the u.s. military again. gwen: they don't do humanitarian missions either. >> they will if that is the sole mission, but in libya before ben zpwazz -- benghazi and all that that was considered a success not simply because they protected the people of benghazi but because in the end, the government failed and dempsey had to say i can't tell you if it's going to make a difference on the ground. gwen: we have a big speech tuesday night. the president is going to make his case again, hopefully for a larger all of a sudden. what does he have to do? how much are people hanging on his powers of persuasion tuesday night? >> very much. lawmakers of both parti
in part because the pentagon's view, the u.s. military's view of any kind of intervention like this is if you send u.s. troops in you better be sending them in to make a point that no one in the world is ever going to miss. so when the president says we are there to send a warning shot, the pentagon says we don't do warning shots. we do something to make it clear that you don't cross the u.s. military again. gwen: they don't do humanitarian missions either. >> they will if that is the...
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the warning was aimed at defense department workers at the pentagon and around the world. secretary panetta sent them a written message, as he left for a nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. in it, he said there are limited options for coping with the looming across-the-board cuts. and, he said: >> on our civilians it will be catastrophic. >> woodruff: within hours, top pentagon officials were out, saying employees could lose one day of work per week for 22 weeks. civilians will experience a 20 percent decrease in their pay between late april and september. as a result, many families will be forced to make difficult decisions on where their financial obligations lie. >> reporter: the furloughs could start in late april and save roughly $5 billion. uniformed personnel at war would be exempt, but in a letter to congress, panetta wrote that the spending cuts will slow training and the procurement of weapons. the result, he said, will be a hollow force. the nation's top military leader had said as much last week at a senate hearing on the automatic cuts. chair of the jo
the warning was aimed at defense department workers at the pentagon and around the world. secretary panetta sent them a written message, as he left for a nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. in it, he said there are limited options for coping with the looming across-the-board cuts. and, he said: >> on our civilians it will be catastrophic. >> woodruff: within hours, top pentagon officials were out, saying employees could lose one day of work per week for 22 weeks. civilians...
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. >> woodruff: then, margaret warner reports on the pentagon's moves to deal with the growing outrage over sexual assaults in the military-- a problem the secretary of defense said today he will do everything necessary to fix. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. plus, a special report with our own macneil and lehrer on covering the watergate hearings. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments, we're going to bring you the entire proceedings in the first day of the senate watergate hearings. >> we are running it all each day because we think these hearings are important. we are doing this as an experiment to give you the whole story, however many hours it may take. >> woodruff: 40 years after the scandal that brought down an american president. robert macneil and jim lehrer reflect on watergate's legacy and the gavel-to-gavel coverage that gave rise to the program you're watching tonight. >> public television was doing something that commercial networks, for all their brilliance in news, wouldn't and couldn't do. >> that was before there were things
. >> woodruff: then, margaret warner reports on the pentagon's moves to deal with the growing outrage over sexual assaults in the military-- a problem the secretary of defense said today he will do everything necessary to fix. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. plus, a special report with our own macneil and lehrer on covering the watergate hearings. >> good evening from washington. in a few moments, we're going to bring you the entire proceedings...
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>> the pentagon has announced it will deploy advanced missile defense system to the island of guam as a precaution to strengthen regional defense posture. the show of might is meant to deter north korean. today the north says it has given final approval to launch a merciless strikes on the u.s. , possibly with nuclear weapons. >> they have nuclear capacity. ratcheted up bellicose dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks, it presents a real and clear danger. crisis, the 29- year-old who dictator, kim jong un. hiss determined to ensure regime's survival. we were given are rare glimpse inside north korea a year ago. the country struggles to feed its people. now and has defied sanctions. it released a carefully staged photo. the map shows a plan for missile rockets even though the cannot reach out far. imagining what the attack would do. all of this is his way of warning americans not to attempt regime change. many feel they have heard it before. after 20 years of nuclear threats, mostnd now ignore it. >> things like this have happened quite often
>> the pentagon has announced it will deploy advanced missile defense system to the island of guam as a precaution to strengthen regional defense posture. the show of might is meant to deter north korean. today the north says it has given final approval to launch a merciless strikes on the u.s. , possibly with nuclear weapons. >> they have nuclear capacity. ratcheted up bellicose dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks, it presents a real...
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so in the case of the pentagon, you know, that means that destroyers, various aircraft carriers will not deploy to places like the persian gulf and other theatre, and that's a big effect on local economies, in areas like rampton rode, virginia, san diego. and it's an effect affect that will be clearly felt on contractors who rely on navy contracts for shipbuildings. so i think the affects will be gradual. no one can really tell when the agencies will sort of pull the plug. and as i said, the cuts nay not take effect for that long. >> suarez: you said at the outset there is a political dimension to this. of course as we enter the final week there most certainly is what is the they are telling opinion researchers if friday comes and goes without a deal? >> well, i think part of the problem is that many americans don't really understand what sequestration is. it's become this obsession in washington. but many people are only just now beginning to become aware of it. but the recent, a recent poll by the pew center for research said that many more republicans would be held responsible tha
so in the case of the pentagon, you know, that means that destroyers, various aircraft carriers will not deploy to places like the persian gulf and other theatre, and that's a big effect on local economies, in areas like rampton rode, virginia, san diego. and it's an effect affect that will be clearly felt on contractors who rely on navy contracts for shipbuildings. so i think the affects will be gradual. no one can really tell when the agencies will sort of pull the plug. and as i said, the...
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now cyber command is the pentagon's branch that both defends the pentagon's networks against cyber attacks and puts together offensive attacks, similar to the one that the united states conducted on iran a few years ago. some people have been concerned that puts too much power in the hands of one military commander. the president has decided to go ahead with it. >> i'm struck by the combination in your stories and this issue about, you know, the perceived need for some sort of chan transparency and yet, the public not seeming to be too alarmed on this or at least giving the government some leeway on this. it's almost like the public's right to know, in this case like the public doesn't want to know. do you sense the push and pull? >> you certainly do. there was a bit of a sense right now that the committee that reported to president obama was in fact significantly more aggressive in talking about cutting back on some of these programs than the public has at least articulated so far. we think that the committee, in fact, wants to have significantly greater transparency for a number of the p
now cyber command is the pentagon's branch that both defends the pentagon's networks against cyber attacks and puts together offensive attacks, similar to the one that the united states conducted on iran a few years ago. some people have been concerned that puts too much power in the hands of one military commander. the president has decided to go ahead with it. >> i'm struck by the combination in your stories and this issue about, you know, the perceived need for some sort of chan...
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that is what pentagon leaders told american lawmakers today. the question is, what will they do about it? the numbers are staggering. in 2012, 26 thousand u.s. servicemembers were sexually assaulted. that was an increase of over 35% from the previous year. cases are not ever reported. of those that are, only 8% aren't prosecuted. thisnizing the situation, army general had this to say. >> we are working to protect our people from sexual assault. as a parent of two sons and a of sexualthe crimes assault, sexual harassment cut to the core of what i care most about, the health and wealth of america's sons and daughters. recognition,at pentagon officials are resisting the suggestion that military commanders should be removed in the process of deciding whether sexual misconduct cases go to trial. among those lawmakers questioning the military chiefs was senator hagan. you know about american military. your state includes one of the largest military facilities in the world. what are the victims of sexual assault going through? >> the issue is that the
that is what pentagon leaders told american lawmakers today. the question is, what will they do about it? the numbers are staggering. in 2012, 26 thousand u.s. servicemembers were sexually assaulted. that was an increase of over 35% from the previous year. cases are not ever reported. of those that are, only 8% aren't prosecuted. thisnizing the situation, army general had this to say. >> we are working to protect our people from sexual assault. as a parent of two sons and a of sexualthe...
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you were at the pentagon, how confident are they in the enforcement of the deal? >> nobody can be confident yet. the deal covers all the bases. it talks about verification. it talks about disposal. it sets tight deadlines. it gives access to the inspecting votes. on paper it's really good t. problem is you never know how any of this works until you go into the field. you will be doing this in a country that's at war. there are a lot of different sites. they all have different types of weapons. until you actually get there, you don't know what methods of disposal you are going to use. you don't know the problems in moving them if you are going to take them out of the country. you don't even know the technical way to do it. then you run up against the problem of exactly how many are there? can you really do challenge inspection? will he try to hide some? >> so, let's say, best case scenario, the chemical weapons are removed off the table, what about all of the other weapons that the assad regime will still retain that might have been taken out had there been a milit
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the pentagon orders a review of security after it found the man who killed 12 people at the washington navy yard was a military contractor. the amazing time lapse of the costa concordia 20 months after it ran aground. the damaged ship is hoisted up right. prince harry prepares his journey to the south pole by sleeping in a freezer. welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. the u.s. navy ordered a review of security and military bases after 12 people were shot dead at the navy yard here in washington, d.c. the gun man was a former sailor her work as a defense contractor as ailor who worked defense contractor. how was someone with his background given access to what was meant to be a secure site? the defense secretary honored the 12 victims, all civilian workers of the naval hq. the police presence is still heavy. they are still looking for answers. >> we had officers who heroically went into a building, witnessing multiple casualties, and continued to pursue and engage a gunman who was determined to kill as many people as possible. werely essential personnel allo
the pentagon orders a review of security after it found the man who killed 12 people at the washington navy yard was a military contractor. the amazing time lapse of the costa concordia 20 months after it ran aground. the damaged ship is hoisted up right. prince harry prepares his journey to the south pole by sleeping in a freezer. welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. the u.s. navy ordered a review of security and military bases after 12 people were shot dead at the...
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a pentagon study in may found that an estimated 26,000 troops said they were sexually assaulted last year, but only 3,400 attacks were reported. at a june hearing, democratic senator kirsten gillibrand of new york argued victims have little reason to expect fair treatment. >> not all commanders are objective. not every single commander necessarily wants women in the force; not every single commander believes what a sexual assault is; not every single single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape because they merge all of these crimes together. >> brown: gillibrand, and her 46 legislative co-sponsors in the senate want sexual assault cases handled entirely outside the chain of command. the senate armed services committee has rejected that approach, in favor of one offered its chairman, carl levin of michigan. it keeps prosecutions within the chain of command. today, the director of the joint staff, lieutenant general curtis scaparrotti, said there's ample opportunity for victims to be heard. >> our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines know that today there's a
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to the d.o.d., to the pentagon. because it's linked to the transition in afghanistan, it ill remain at least possibly not in the y 2014 afghan theater. so perhaps that -- if that had been announce as the change it would have affected the substance. >> does it plaque a difference who is dropping the drones? they're still dropping, right? >> it does make a difference of the it makes it far more transparent and the rules of the game change. there is more accountability in oversight than presently because it's run by the c.i.a. >> there is a new civilian leadership in pakistan. how does that change things with relationship to washington's program? because we're not sure if sharif is as committed add -- as his predecessor >> i don't think it's a matter of the new leadership not being committed because after all, the drone attacks have been carried out under the previous government, which was very sympathetic to american concerns. certainly sharif, while he appears to be a little softer in his rhetoric at least toward the
to the d.o.d., to the pentagon. because it's linked to the transition in afghanistan, it ill remain at least possibly not in the y 2014 afghan theater. so perhaps that -- if that had been announce as the change it would have affected the substance. >> does it plaque a difference who is dropping the drones? they're still dropping, right? >> it does make a difference of the it makes it far more transparent and the rules of the game change. there is more accountability in oversight...
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they'll do one more thing, pass a companion bill to fund the pentagon and troops in the event of shutdown so troops aren't left without pay. >> we heard from senator harry reid say he is not dealing with any piece of legislation that does anything to obama care. what are you hearing from senate staffers. >> reporter: he said that. they're saying the same thing. procedurally it is pretty interesting, we think we know where this is probably headed based on the arcane procedure baked into this. the way this is structured harry reid will have a pretty easy time killing the two amendments that i just described, the senate which is likely now to maybe come back sunday we're hearing instead of the originally scheduled monday. harry reid would only need 51 votes to kill the obama care delay that house republicans want to try again on. he wouldn't need the magical 60 votes ordeal with ted cruz or anything like that. on the medical device tax, same goes. he only needs 51 votes. the only question is would he prevent enough senate democrats from flip flopping. they say they're not voting for this rep
they'll do one more thing, pass a companion bill to fund the pentagon and troops in the event of shutdown so troops aren't left without pay. >> we heard from senator harry reid say he is not dealing with any piece of legislation that does anything to obama care. what are you hearing from senate staffers. >> reporter: he said that. they're saying the same thing. procedurally it is pretty interesting, we think we know where this is probably headed based on the arcane procedure baked...
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that's after the pentagon inspector general cleared allen of any wrongdoing in e-mail exchanges with a tampa, florida woman. allen steps down as overall coalition commander in afghanistan next month. the air force's top general vowed today to put an end to sexual misconduct within the service. figures for 2012 show some 800 reported incidents. many of the cases stemmed from a scandal at lackland air force base near san antonio. an investigation there found 32 instructors allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with nearly 60 female service members. at a house hearing, the air force chief of staff general mark welsh called the numbers appalling. >> there is no way we can allow this to happen again. the air force goal for sexual assault is not simply to lower the number. the goal is zero. it's the only acceptable objective. the impact on every victim, their family, their friends, the other people in their unit is heartwrenching. and attacking this cancer is a full-time job and we are giving it our full attention. so far, six training instructors from lackland have been convicted on char
that's after the pentagon inspector general cleared allen of any wrongdoing in e-mail exchanges with a tampa, florida woman. allen steps down as overall coalition commander in afghanistan next month. the air force's top general vowed today to put an end to sexual misconduct within the service. figures for 2012 show some 800 reported incidents. many of the cases stemmed from a scandal at lackland air force base near san antonio. an investigation there found 32 instructors allegedly engaged in...
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there is the pentagon that supports red. now you're kind of neutral. okay there is this unwhich supplies evidence for red, followed by this inverted triangle. more evidence for red. so eric what are you going to do. >> straight. >> okay. is so that -- >> i'm ready for the israeli army now. >> and he's very confident about it too. so we can have a monkey do this task, okay. and because they're trained and they've learned these shapes, okay. they've had a lot of practice. and what we will do is show that same trial but now in realtime and will you see the monkey's eye position as we did before in yellow. he will stare at the fixation point and see those shapes come on and will you hear this neuron. the thing you need to know about this neuron is that we already know that this is a neuron that is excited bid evidence for red so it should respond more as the evidence builds up for red, okay. let's see whether the monkey is as clever aes rick and weighs the probabilities correctly. so what you can see leer si anybodially that first pacman supported green an
there is the pentagon that supports red. now you're kind of neutral. okay there is this unwhich supplies evidence for red, followed by this inverted triangle. more evidence for red. so eric what are you going to do. >> straight. >> okay. is so that -- >> i'm ready for the israeli army now. >> and he's very confident about it too. so we can have a monkey do this task, okay. and because they're trained and they've learned these shapes, okay. they've had a lot of practice....
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mark, you've seen the pentagon's self-reporting on this. does that 26,000 unreported assaults a year look like a solid number? where does it come from? >> it's an extrapolated number from anonymous phone surveys done by the pentagon of military people so it's sort of squishy to begin with. what's particularly striking about the number, of course, is from 2010 to twelve that number grew by 35% whereas the hard number, the number of cases actually brought forward by people complaining about sexual assaults in the military only went up by roughly 6% from 3,200 to 3,400. so even though they are getting more reports those that are unreported are going up even faster. >> suarez: a number of unreported cases nine times larger than the number of reported cases, is that bigger than the service chiefs realized? >> i think it's bigger than what you see in the civilian world where the proportion of reported is an order or two bigger than what you see in the military. but this is not a new problem. this is a long standing problem. i was on this show 16
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>> well, i think he -- the pentagon scrambling to figure out how it should respond. they're realizing this is a systemic problem not an isolated case-by-case that they have a real difficulty here in prosecuting, identifying sexual assault cases, handling victims, 18 people feel comfortable with reporting these sort of crimes so what he did last night is he announced that the pentagon is going to retrain, rescreen, recredential all 9,000 sexual assault prevention officers in the military as well as 20,000 recruiters. and i think the attempt to s to make sure no other people with problematic backgrounds are in those jobs. >> warner: you reported that military recruiters there have been problems involving them and very young women. >> there was a case in maryland where an army recruiter was involved in a murder/suicide with a young woman. he was recruiting her for the army. there was a case in alaska just this month where someone was found guilty in a marine -- and the marine jury gave him no jail time and the pentagon doesn't track these cases in terms of statistics so
>> well, i think he -- the pentagon scrambling to figure out how it should respond. they're realizing this is a systemic problem not an isolated case-by-case that they have a real difficulty here in prosecuting, identifying sexual assault cases, handling victims, 18 people feel comfortable with reporting these sort of crimes so what he did last night is he announced that the pentagon is going to retrain, rescreen, recredential all 9,000 sexual assault prevention officers in the military...
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among other things, he is likely to face questions about the pentagon's looming budget crisis. automatic spending cuts set to take effect march 1 mean the defense department will have to find $52 billion in savings this year and half a trillion dollars over the next decade. newshour correspondent kwame holman reports. >> holman: outgoing defense secretary leon panetta recently sounded the alarm at the prospect of looming budget cuts. >> the most immediate threat to our ability to achieve our mission is fiscal uncertainty. >> holman: that damage could be felt soon. thousands of the pentagon's civilian employees will face furloughs and reduced paychecks as early as april, according to deputy secretary of defense ashton carter. >> so if the new secretary is confirmed by march 1, the first fight, before he even finds the men's room at the pentagon, is going to be, how do i negotiate with the congress on behalf of my interests in the bigger context of the budget? >> holman: gordon adams was the top white house budget official for national security during the clinton administration,
among other things, he is likely to face questions about the pentagon's looming budget crisis. automatic spending cuts set to take effect march 1 mean the defense department will have to find $52 billion in savings this year and half a trillion dollars over the next decade. newshour correspondent kwame holman reports. >> holman: outgoing defense secretary leon panetta recently sounded the alarm at the prospect of looming budget cuts. >> the most immediate threat to our ability to...
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and the pentagon have both had programs in yemen. so there's been a certain redundancy in these operations and what we've -- what we heard both the president say yesterday and other aides to the president talk about on background was this need to sort of shift more of the resources to the pentagon. although it should be pointed out that the c.i.a.'s not entirely giving up its part or its aspect of the drone program. >> brown: so what would this mean for the c.i.a. in terms of how hard it would be to transition back to more of an intelligence-gathering from what i gather has really developed into more of a paramilitary service. >> right. so for nearly 12 years, the c.i.a. has been in many ways almost singularly focused on counterterrorism capturing, killing, interrogating. and these are very paramilitary functions that the c.i.a. has been deeply involved in. this is maybe just the beginning of a shift back towards more traditional espionage operations and also the strategic analysis that the c.i.a. has done in the past. now, as i writ
and the pentagon have both had programs in yemen. so there's been a certain redundancy in these operations and what we've -- what we heard both the president say yesterday and other aides to the president talk about on background was this need to sort of shift more of the resources to the pentagon. although it should be pointed out that the c.i.a.'s not entirely giving up its part or its aspect of the drone program. >> brown: so what would this mean for the c.i.a. in terms of how hard it...
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is the pentagon one of those uncutable agencies? >> well, the pentagon has seen its share of cuts. it's to the getting all of its money back. it's getting half of its money back this year. but there's also a commission dedicated to military pay and benefits which s you know, we talk about social security, that's almost nothing compared to cutting the benefits of our active duty an retired militarimen. and that commission is supposed to report next year. because entitlements, you know, retirement and health care is eating the pentagon alive as it is in so many other parts of the country. >> ifill: if this stays in place, is there any way to calculate how much the average retiree would have to pay extra? >> it's not-- it's what they don't get. so -- >> a little backwards. >> yes so, they would-- this year, for example, the cost-of-living increase was 1.5%. they would have seen a .5% increase instead of a 1.5% increase. and it can add up to real money. the union that represents military officers has said that this could be a hit of like 7 o-- $70,000, $100,000 if are you in that sort
is the pentagon one of those uncutable agencies? >> well, the pentagon has seen its share of cuts. it's to the getting all of its money back. it's getting half of its money back this year. but there's also a commission dedicated to military pay and benefits which s you know, we talk about social security, that's almost nothing compared to cutting the benefits of our active duty an retired militarimen. and that commission is supposed to report next year. because entitlements, you know,...
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>> pentagon is talking about having less aircraft carrier presence. the foreign-policy establishment could see some of its dollars cut. foreign aid is never the favorite thing of the congress. some of those accounts could be pressured. a lot of these cuts ordered by sequestration are essentially dumb. they are acrsooss the board. certain things are exempt. ibo who run these cabinet departments often lack the authority just -- people who run these cabinet departments often lack the authority did say we are going -- authority to say we are going to keep this or that. us toes it hard for represent ourselves as a model that ought to be in related by others -- to be emulated by others. >> what do you hear when you talk to leaders around the world, not just about sequestration -- what are people saying to you? .> all those things america's inability to tackle its deficit and debt. able shake their heads. at the end of the day, -- people shake their heads. because at the end of the day, they are dependent on the united states. the united states controls the
>> pentagon is talking about having less aircraft carrier presence. the foreign-policy establishment could see some of its dollars cut. foreign aid is never the favorite thing of the congress. some of those accounts could be pressured. a lot of these cuts ordered by sequestration are essentially dumb. they are acrsooss the board. certain things are exempt. ibo who run these cabinet departments often lack the authority just -- people who run these cabinet departments often lack the...
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saga and a debate about whether his actions were justified between daniel ellsberg, who leaked the "pentagon papers," and former attorney general michael mukasey. >> brown: then, we examine some good news about dementia, as two studies in europe show plummeting rates of disease, and sharper minds among the elderly. >> ifill: judy woodruff looks at the bitter standoff between walmart and washington, d.c.'s city council, part of a widening fight over paying workers a living...
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the pentagon has completed that review. with me now is deputy secretary of defense ashton carter who led it. welcome to the program. >> good to be here suarez: before we talk dollars and cents earlier in the program we talkd about the closure of foreign missions, the evacuation of american personnel. we've been pounding... the united states has been pounding al qaeda in the arabian peninsula from the air for years. how come they're still so able to launch attacks against american interests and assets. >> we have been pounding them for years. but we're taking the situation we face right now very seriously. you see that in the posture that we have. this problem of terrorism, you know, al qaeda and so forth, is something that is going to be part of our strategic future. that's one of the things we considered in the review. as long as there's human society. now there's always going to be the problem of the few against the many. so those of us who have the responsibility for security are always going to need to be concerned abou
the pentagon has completed that review. with me now is deputy secretary of defense ashton carter who led it. welcome to the program. >> good to be here suarez: before we talk dollars and cents earlier in the program we talkd about the closure of foreign missions, the evacuation of american personnel. we've been pounding... the united states has been pounding al qaeda in the arabian peninsula from the air for years. how come they're still so able to launch attacks against american...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama today tapped former pentagon official jeh johnson-- a key architect of counter-terrorism policy-- to be the next secretary of homeland security. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, a closer look at a skull-- nearly two million years old-- that could up-end what we know about the evolution of the human species. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks >> the first exploration outside of africa. and that's pretty mind blowing. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze a very full week of news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made pos
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama today tapped former pentagon official jeh johnson-- a key architect of counter-terrorism policy-- to be the next secretary of homeland security. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, a closer look at a skull-- nearly two million years old-- that could up-end what we know about the evolution of the human species. >> woodruff: and it's friday. mark shields and david brooks >> the first...
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. >> for more on the pentagon's announcement, i spoke a short time ago to a former army sergeant who served in deployment in iraq. thank you very much for coming in. let me pick up on what the lieutenant general was saying. he says it is not sexist but it would be lowering standards to put women on the front line. >> the military is not lowering standards. women have been serving in combat for a decade now. and one of the other issues that the military struggle is with -- struggles with is that only 25% of people qualify for military service. unfortunately, 75% are to physically unfit, not educated enough, or have criminal backgrounds. if we want to get the best in military service, we need to make sure that women are part of the population. >> you have to open the door for everybody. they would have to meet physical fitness standards. they're not actually lowering standards. few served in iraq. >> i did. >> you were shot at. >> we took small arms fire and direct fire. that is true. >> you were in a combat position? >> that's right, i went on patrol with the infantry. the only thing
. >> for more on the pentagon's announcement, i spoke a short time ago to a former army sergeant who served in deployment in iraq. thank you very much for coming in. let me pick up on what the lieutenant general was saying. he says it is not sexist but it would be lowering standards to put women on the front line. >> the military is not lowering standards. women have been serving in combat for a decade now. and one of the other issues that the military struggle is with -- struggles...
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it's pentagonal because it's the 50th anniversary watch. it's a spare part. should you ever be so unfortunate as to break the crystal of this watch, they've supplied you with another. you'll find these watches in a price guide for maybe $4,000 to $6,000 for an auction. but when it's in this kind of condition, when it has the portrait of the owner, you have a bit of the advertising with it, it's in its original box, it's hardly ever been used, you have a spare crystal, it falls into the category, really, of a mint condition watch. in an auction, i would probably estimate this somewhere around $8,000 to $10,000. oh, very good. thank you. you're quite welcome. these belonged to my late husband's great-aunt and her husband, who owned movie theaters in northwest iowa. they had 11 at one time. really? this was the '20s through the early '50s, i believe. well, you brought a large selection here. there's a whole bunch in this folder. right. plus there's production yearbooks, lobby cards, one-sheets. these are called window cards. mm-hmm. they were sent to the movie t
it's pentagonal because it's the 50th anniversary watch. it's a spare part. should you ever be so unfortunate as to break the crystal of this watch, they've supplied you with another. you'll find these watches in a price guide for maybe $4,000 to $6,000 for an auction. but when it's in this kind of condition, when it has the portrait of the owner, you have a bit of the advertising with it, it's in its original box, it's hardly ever been used, you have a spare crystal, it falls into the...
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the pentagon said it would be self-demobilized. it would have been a big mistake to have called the army back. it would have led to the break up iraq. the kurds were very clear they would secede. when we did try to bring back a single battalion in april 2004, it went immediately over to the insurgency and started shooting at americans. it did not work. building the army from the bottom up -- a new army from the bottom up -- was the right path. today, the iraqi army is the most respected institution in the country. >> when you look back your tenure in baghdad, it was a difficult time. are you proud of what you did? >> i am satisfied. proud is probably going to far. i think that the 3000 civilians who work in the cpa from 25 different countries have a lot to be satisfied with what we did. the most important thing was helping the iraqis create the most progressive and liberal constitution anywhere in the arab world. >> thank you very much, and thank you for your candid responses. >> nice to be with you. >> after hours of debate, the p
the pentagon said it would be self-demobilized. it would have been a big mistake to have called the army back. it would have led to the break up iraq. the kurds were very clear they would secede. when we did try to bring back a single battalion in april 2004, it went immediately over to the insurgency and started shooting at americans. it did not work. building the army from the bottom up -- a new army from the bottom up -- was the right path. today, the iraqi army is the most respected...
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meanwhile, the pentagon has launched three separate reviews into the rampage. they'll focus mainly on the navy yard's security and employee clearance process. we'll have more on the mental health angle, later in the program. >> ifill: government troops in kenya spent this day combing nairobi's westgate mall, making sure the site is finally secure after a four-day battle. the confirmed death toll stood at 72, but the somali militant group behind the assault al- shabaab claimed nearly twice that many had died. we have a report from lindsey hilsum of "independent television news." >> reporter: the bomb squad and their sniffer dogs prepared to go into west gate. the siege is over but there may be booby traps or unexploded grenades lying in the rubble. this amateur footage shows the collapsed four story car park. it's not yet clear why it caved in yesterday but it seems that was how the siege ended, with the terrorists buried underneath. the red cross says 71 people are still missing but the government maintains there were very few, if any, civilians left inside. >>
meanwhile, the pentagon has launched three separate reviews into the rampage. they'll focus mainly on the navy yard's security and employee clearance process. we'll have more on the mental health angle, later in the program. >> ifill: government troops in kenya spent this day combing nairobi's westgate mall, making sure the site is finally secure after a four-day battle. the confirmed death toll stood at 72, but the somali militant group behind the assault al- shabaab claimed nearly twice...
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state dent and pentagon. from washington peter bergen cnn national security analyst and author of man hunt, the ten year search of bin laden from 9/11 and from new york delaware mark bowden he is author of the finish and the killing of osama bin laden. i want to talk large before we get to specifics. i'll start with you peter bergen. what do you believe about torture as a way to get information that's vital to the united states national security interest at the moment or longer. >> generally speak it's unethical and counterproductive. i'll give you how torture got us involved in the iraq war to a large degree. a guy was tortured by the egyptian security service and told them a bunch of baloney about al-qaeda being trained by saddam hussein. that edged up as a key part of colin powell's -- to the iraq war. it's not only unethical and counterproductive, it can produce misinformation and in this case costly misinformation. >> rose: therefore under no circumstances should it be used? >> yes. i mean it's sort of a
state dent and pentagon. from washington peter bergen cnn national security analyst and author of man hunt, the ten year search of bin laden from 9/11 and from new york delaware mark bowden he is author of the finish and the killing of osama bin laden. i want to talk large before we get to specifics. i'll start with you peter bergen. what do you believe about torture as a way to get information that's vital to the united states national security interest at the moment or longer. >>...
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for the latest details, we turn to ernesto londono, who covers the pentagon for the "washington post." thanks for joining us. today has been a day full of "whys" and "hows." let's start with the how. how do we know he gained access to this installation which is considered to be very sdmur >> right. the answer on that different appears to be pretty straightforward and that is he was working there. he had a legitimate need to be in that building based on the work he was doing as a subcontractor for the department. the broader question that people are raising is in light of all the troubling information that we found in just a few hours-- and you can find easily by a simple google search-- what this man given his security clearance and a military badge that gave him unfeter access to a security facility. >> ifill: did we get to the the bottom of any of those questions today? >> not substantively. i think people at the pentagon are determined to do a wholesale review of access at installations worldwide and there's a huge interest in trying to figure out whether the -- the mechanisms we h
for the latest details, we turn to ernesto londono, who covers the pentagon for the "washington post." thanks for joining us. today has been a day full of "whys" and "hows." let's start with the how. how do we know he gained access to this installation which is considered to be very sdmur >> right. the answer on that different appears to be pretty straightforward and that is he was working there. he had a legitimate need to be in that building based on the...
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conversely, i talked to people in the pentagon. the lower in ranks you go, the more they like this guy. the more they like the sense that an enlisted man is going to run the building. if you can use that as a springboard he's facing immense challenges from sequestration to afghanistan to a nuclear iran but it's an opportunity for him to seize the moment. if he does, people will forget this pretty quickly i think. >> woodruff: what about the sour relations or whatever lingering effect there is from this loud vote of no confidence from republicans in the senate? does that affect his ability to do his job? >> i think the important thing for people to realize is it's a perceptions game. if he lets it bother him, it will. but conversely, if he doesn't and if he moves on out, i mean, senators today we're talking some are saying, this will wound him like senator graham of south carolina. others like the chairman of the committee senator levin said no it won't. we're all about tomorrow. we don't focus that much on the past. the truth is so
conversely, i talked to people in the pentagon. the lower in ranks you go, the more they like this guy. the more they like the sense that an enlisted man is going to run the building. if you can use that as a springboard he's facing immense challenges from sequestration to afghanistan to a nuclear iran but it's an opportunity for him to seize the moment. if he does, people will forget this pretty quickly i think. >> woodruff: what about the sour relations or whatever lingering effect...
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the newspaper cited confidential pentagon findings. and the founder of liberty reserve, an online currency transfer business, was indicted in new york on charges of laundering $6 billion worldwide. >> brown: online, is an advanced degree the ticket to a better job? hari sreenivasan tells us more. >> sreenivasan: in today's "ask the headhunter" column, before spending time and money on a graduate degree, ask yourself and your employer, what is it worth to the business? the answer may surprise you. tonight's edition of "frontline" explores the journey of an alleged rape victim through pakistan's justice system. find a link to "outlawed in pakistan" on our web site. and chat with judy woodruff; she'll be taking your questions at 1:30 p.m. eastern time tomorrow. tweet them to us at newshour. find details on our homepage. all that and more is at www.newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and an editor's note before we go. in our last honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict, we aired the wrong picture for sergeant fi
the newspaper cited confidential pentagon findings. and the founder of liberty reserve, an online currency transfer business, was indicted in new york on charges of laundering $6 billion worldwide. >> brown: online, is an advanced degree the ticket to a better job? hari sreenivasan tells us more. >> sreenivasan: in today's "ask the headhunter" column, before spending time and money on a graduate degree, ask yourself and your employer, what is it worth to the business? the...